_During the summer of 1855 there were several severe storms, and the squatters who dwelt in wagons suffered much inconvenience.On two different occasions A. S. Gary's family was completely drenched during thunderstorms, the first time by the demolition of his wagon-cover, and the second time by the roof of his cabin being blown away. An infant child thus baptized still lives at home to relate the experience. E. K. Dyer, a neighbor, who had been a sailor, said he was lost on the prairie. On the water he could tack his ship and dodge the severity of a storm, but here there was no_remedy. These remarks were caused by the blowing away of his house-roof._In the spring of 1856, while Avery Brockway was absent securing his claim, a bear that was pursued by E. K. Dyer's dog jumped through the window of his cabin. Mrs. Brockway, who was alone, made all haste up the ladder into the garret and pulled the ladder up. Dyer procured a gun and shot the animal through the window, and Mrs. B. was released from her imprisonment. Mrs. Seth Wilson had a similar fright while her husband was pre-empting land at Winona. Their cabin had not been chinked, and a bear annoyed her all one night by walking around the house and frequently thrusting his nose in between the logs. With the advent of day he departed, but she was not partial to staying alone for some time_after. [History of Winona and Olmsted Counties Page 864]_

Is this the Ephraim K. Dyer who received a homestead claim issued Nov. 1, 1859 in Olmsted Co., Minn.

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DNA Connections
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However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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